To facilitate foreign investment into the country a number of steps have been taken by Government of India in the past. Setting up an Authority for Advance Rulings (Central Excise, Customs & Service Tax) to give binding rulings, in advance, on Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax matters pertaining to an investment venture in India is one such measure. The legal provisions of Advance Rulings were introduced through the Finance Acts of 1998, 1999 and 2003.
Income Tax : Learn who can apply for an advance ruling, applicable fees, withdrawal rules, and its binding effect under the Income-tax Act. The...
Income Tax : The article explains who can apply for Advance Rulings, the transactions covered, applicable forms, fees, procedures, and appeal r...
Income Tax : Only specified applicants such as non-residents, certain residents, and public sector companies can apply. The ruling clarifies ta...
Goods and Services Tax : The authority held that oxygen supply through installed infrastructure is a composite supply of goods. The key takeaway is that pr...
Income Tax : Understand when and how to file an advance ruling application under the Income-tax Act, 2025. The update clarifies eligibility, do...
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Income Tax : This handbook aims to provide general guidance on the scheme of Advance Rulings under the Indian Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act). I...
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Goods and Services Tax : New functionality to search for GST Advance Ruling Orders issued by Authority / Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling on GST Por...
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Goods and Services Tax : Odisha AAR held that questions relating to refund of accumulated ITC under Section 54(3) are not maintainable under the advance ru...
Custom Duty : CAAR classified complete prosthetic joints as artificial joints and held the imported implants ineligible for exemption under Noti...
Custom Duty : CAAR held ITC (HS) code matching is not mandatory for DFIA imports if goods match DFIA description and satisfy Notification 25/202...
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Goods and Services Tax : Explore the constitution & members of the Advance Ruling Authority under Maharashtra VAT Act 2002. Detailed analysis on its implic...
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Income Tax : CBDT notifies e-advance rulings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023 which amend e-advance rulings Scheme, 2022. Amendments are related to Boa...
Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, has issued Notification No. 02/2023 – Union Territory Tax on May 25, 2023. T...
Income Tax : F No. 189/3/2022-ITA-I Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes) North Block, ...
In re Specsmakers Opticians Private Limited (GST AAAR Tamil Nadu) The issue before us relates to determination of value to be adopted in respect of supply to distinct persons of the appellant in the course of business. appellant, has claimed before the Lower Authority that applying the Second Proviso to Rule 28 of CGST Rules […]
In re Sanghvi Movers Limited (GST AAAR Tamilnadu) The appellant is eligible to avail full input tax credit of tax paid by SML Ho on the lease/hire of cranes to them for furtherance of business, subject to other conditions of eligibility to such credit as per section 16 of CGST/TNGST Act 2017 Applying the statutory […]
In re Tool & Gage Co. (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) The classification of the seats and berth, manufactured as per the specific design and layout provided by the Railways and supplied to the Railways only and no-where else, falls under Chapter 86.07 of the GST Tariff. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF AUTHORITY OF ADVANCE RULING,UTTAR […]
In re Hitachi Power Europe Gmbh (GST AAR Uttar Pradesh) Whether the Goods and Services Tax is applicable on the accounting entry made for the purpose of Indian accounting requirements in the books of accounts of Project Officer for salary cost of Expat employees. As per Schedule III of the CGST Act, 2017, “the services […]
The Applicant’s product, namely fusible interlining cloth, is classifiable under Heading 5903 in Chapter 59 of the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.
The Applicant’s supplies to the foreign going vessels shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor services in terms of paragraph 8(a) of Schedule III under section 7(2)(a) of the GST Act if such stores are warehoused goods supplied to the recipient before clearance for home consumption
Supply of goods through PDS is not exempt under Notification No. 2/2017 – CT (Rate) dated 28/06/2017, as amended from time to time (reference to which includes reference to State Notification No. 1126 – FT dated 28/06/2017) or any other notification. Activities or transactions of the Applicant are not included in Schedule III either. The Applicant is, therefore, liable to pay GST at the applicable rate on his supplies of goods through PDS.
In re Nikhil Comforts (GST AAAR Maharashtra) The Maharashtra Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling while confirming the order of the Maharashtra Advance Ruling Authority held that the contract in the impugned case is though a composite supply not for immovable property, and therefore does not fall under the definition of ‘works contract’. The principal supply […]
In re Rajeev Kumar Garg (GST AAAR Uttar Pradesh) We observe that after introduction of S1 No. 7(ia) in the Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 (as amended) the Law is very much clear that the GST rate on supply of goods, being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink, […]
Activity of rendering repairing services for boats/vessels along-with supply of spares and accessories cannot be considered as a composite supply as the supply of spare parts/accessories and repair service are distinct and separately identifiable supplies for which the rates are quoted differently.
